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Cambridge to begin guaranteed income program for single-parent households » Boston Globe

As Advocates Push For Gun Control, Business Is Booming For Springfield's Smith & Wesson » WBUR

Unemployment claims hit pandemic low in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Dams, Bridges And Paid Sick Leave: What The Mass. Delegation Hopes To Insert In Biden's Infrastructure Plan » WBUR

Protesters demand reopening of cases of police-involved deaths » Boston Globe

RI: RI lawmakers fling 'racist,' 'liar' accusations at each other » Providencer Journal

FL: Florida Senate passes ‘anti-riot’ bill, sends it to DeSantis to sign into law » Orlando Sentinel

NJ: New Jersey governor makes new push for ‘sweeping’ new gun laws » Politico NJ

Sinema And Manchin Headlining Event For Anti-Union Group Fighting $15 Wage » The Daily Poster

NY: Yang under fire for appearance in video suggesting violence toward women » Politico NY

'A nicer version of Trump': GOP donors flock to DeSantis » Politico

Ivanka Trump’s Vaccine Selfie Didn’t Go Over as Planned » Vanity Fair

House Budget Generates Mix of Reactions » State House News Service

Non-Profits Argue Against Another Delay in Charitable Deduction » State House News Service

GA: Report: New Ga. election law rates well for access but a ‘step backward’ » Georgia Reporter

The Democrats’ Giant Dilemma » Politico

Markey and colleagues introduce bill to expand Supreme Court with four new justices, get pushback » Boston Herald

Senator Markey, House Democrats propose bill to expand number of Supreme Court justices to 13 » Boston Globe

Opinion: What’s afoot, politically? » Boston Globe

Editorial: Biden’s mission: Stand up for Ukraine » Boston Globe

Saying farewell to the Greatest Generation » Boston Globe

Businesses get a one-month reprieve from huge increase in unemployment fees » Boston Globe

Regulators seek to revoke Robinhood’s Massachusetts license » Boston Globe

North Shore restaurant owners look forward to normalcy » Lynn Daily News Item

Massachusetts offers employers more time to pay unemployment tax bills » Boston Business Journal

FEMA funeral program for coronavirus deaths: Scammers are trying to exploit families » Boston Herald

Swan Boats to return to Boston Public Garden lagoon in May » Boston Globe

Editorial: Flanagan expands public-health crusade » Lowell Sun

Lynn senator sponsors bills to improve school infrastructure, reduce segregation » Lynn Daily News Item

State auditor says Westfield State University needs to tighten financial practices with vendors » The Republican

Federal judge upholds Boston exam school admissions policy » Boston Globe

Article proposes naming Saugus Middle-High School athletic complex after Christie Serino, Jr. » Lynn Daily News Item

Judge rules in favor of new Boston exam schools admissions policy, saying it is ‘race-neutral’ » Boston Herald

Cheating allegations engulf Dartmouth medical school » Boston Globe

Massachusetts schools report 1,095 students and 184 staff members with COVID, pooled testing shows positivity rate of 1.03% » The Republican

Climate change law codifies environmental justice » Commonwealth Magazine

Once controversial fish ladder quietly attracting species to Manhan River » Gazette Net

Columnist Johanna Neumann: 100% Renewable: Getting there while preserving nature » Gazette Net

Federal pols weigh in on proposed machine-gun range » Cape Cod Times

State Rep. Driscoll files legislation aimed at Blue Hills deer hunt » Patriot Ledger

Casino and Slot Parlor Activity Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels » State House News Service

Can Mass General Brigham integrate? » Commonwealth Magazine

House Approves $400M For New Holyoke Veterans Home » State House News Service

Massachusetts House unanimously passes $400 million bond bill for new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home » The Republican

Lack of mental health beds means long ER waits » Commonwealth Magazine

Report: Eviction efforts disproportionately hitting communities of color » News 22 WWLP.com

Haverhill and Plaistow YMCA Readies for ‘Mission Possible’ Gala with a Little Help From Friends » WHAV

Some 12-Person Jury Trials To Resume In Massachusetts Next Month » WBUR

After a year of working from home at a card table, I’m paying the price at the physical therapist » Boston Globe

Jobless claims drop as labor market rebounds » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: Diversity ownership vies with unions for contracts » Boston Herald

Town Meeting Approves Budget; Economic Recovery Expected » The Bourne News

Cambridge will test guaranteed income payments with 120 city households led by single caretakers » Cambridge Day

Haverhill Housing Policies Net the City State Interest Rate Cut on Water and Sewer Project Loans »

Nahant Town Meeting article seeks to enact eminent domain over East Point » Lynn Daily News Item

Somerset coming apart at the seams » Commonwealth Magazine

Senate’s toned-down voting bill fails to stop backlash from election officials and voting-rights groups » Florida Phoenix

Support for Puerto Rico autonomy grows in western Mass. » Gazette Net

Mass. COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes drops by 1,200 as the state adopts a new way to report long-term-care deaths » Boston Globe

1,884 confirmed cases, 5 deaths, and 95,048 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Here's How To Book A Vaccine Appointment In Massachusetts » WBUR

59 Massachusetts cities and towns at high risk for coronavirus transmission, down from last week » Boston Herald

AG Maura Healey Reminds Public ID, Other Info. Not Required For Vaccine » WBZ

Sorrow of Billy Evans' death hits home in Berkshires: 'We’ve lost one of our own, and he won’t be home again' » Berkshire Eagle

Compassionate release revoked for two convicted killers who survived COVID-19 » Boston Globe

White Milton police officer to face charges for allegedly threatening, intimidating Black teen over support for Black Lives Matter » Boston Globe

Protesters Gather On Beacon Hill, Demand Prosecution Of Police Officers Who Kill People » WBUR

Eight years after Newtown shooting, Sandy Hook Promise continues violence prevention work » Berkshire Eagle

Howie Carr: State Police hiring failures one for the books » Boston Herald

Officer William Evans Laid to Rest in Adams » iBerkshires

Dozens rally to reopen the investigations in Boston police killings of two Black men in wake of Daunte Wright slaying » Boston Herald

Adams says goodbye to Billy Evans: 'It’s the least we can do for a man who died protecting us' » Berkshire Eagle

Former Suffolk County Prosecutor's Behavior Was 'Troubling,' Not Criminal, Investigation Finds » WBUR

Investigation Into Suspended Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White Has Cost The City Nearly $45K, So Far » WGBH

Former Suffolk assistant district attorney violated expectations but didn’t break law, probe finds » Boston Globe

Mass. House budget plan avoids cuts, tax hikes; some still concerned with education funding » Berkshire Eagle

New Hampshire goes mask-free with summer tourism expected to be ‘huge’ » Boston Herald

New federal aid will help Berkshires, but lawmakers say they need more say in spending » Berkshire Eagle

In the 1950s, a nickel was a child’s ticket to a Boston joyride » Boston Globe

Baker Renews Bid to Further Regulate TNC Drivers » State House News Service

Baker bill would collect more data from ride-hailing services, enhance safety » Boston Herald

MBTA touts commuter rail electrification progress » Lynn Daily News Item

Massachusetts vehicle inspection system could be fixed by this weekend, RMV says » WCVB

Our View: End yearly auto inspection » The Sun Chronicle

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MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis to Run Special Event Train Service for April 27 Match Between New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF » Keolis

Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Biden Administration’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Antisemitic Incidents in New England Soared 205 percent in 2023 » Anti-Defamation League

House Budget amendments need your voice! » National Association of Social Workers - Mass Chapter

TechNet-Led Multi-Association Memorandum to Congress Expresses Concerns with the USTR’s 2024 National Trade Estimate Report » TechNet

Speaker Mariano’s Budget Bust Out » Mass Fiscal Alliance

Charles River Watershed Association Announces  New Board Members, Officers, and Staff » Charles River Watershed Association

ACTION NEEDED: Call Your Rep. to Support Budget Amendment #867 » Health Law Advocates